![]() At first those sets were only available in Europe, but they were finally released in the US in 1981. The following year brought two other sets, 383 Knight's Tournament and 677 Knight's Procession. The theme's initial release comprised only one set, 375 Castle. The theme Castle was started in 1978, the year minifigures were introduced. The first LEGO castle model available for sale was 0 Weetabix Castle, a promotional set from Weetabix, that was made available in 1970. This Blue Castle was the first castle seen in a public distributed official LEGO product. It is in a northern European late Renaissance style. One picture was of a blue castle with twin towers and a red roof. This 36 page booklet had a lot of building ideas that were made into actual LEGO display models. Also coming out in 1960 was LEGO Building Idea Book #1, also known as #238. Examples of this model would be glued together, generally the rule among LEGO retailer models. The word LEGO embossed on 1x1 white bricks were spelled out on the front of the castle on either side of the entrance. The castle, known to LEGO retailers as #0746 had four towers, with wavy LEGO flags on top of two of the towers. It was a white castle that fit onto two gray baseplates taking up an area of 20x20 studs. This model was also seen in a 1961 British magazine LEGO ad. One of the earliest LEGO castle models produced was a retailer display model from a 1959- 60 retailer brochure. ![]()
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